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Cricket–Shepherd hat-trick fashions Windies win in T20 ...

Romario Shepherd took a hat-trick and five wickets for 20 runs, bowling out Scotland and securing a 35-run win for West Indies in their T20 World Cup opener.

  • On Saturday, February 7, 2026, West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd finished with figures of 5-20, leading the West Indies cricket team to a 35-run win over Scotland cricket team at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in the Group C opener.
  • Shimron Hetmyer powered West Indies to 182-5 with a blistering 64 off 36 balls, including the fastest 22-ball fifty by a West Indies batter in T20 World Cup play.
  • Returned for the 17th over, Romario Shepherd removed Matthew Cross, Michael Leask and Oliver Davidson in successive balls for a hat-trick, then dismissed Safyaan Sharif, reducing Scotland to 133/9.
  • Romario Shepherd's hat-trick made him the first West Indies bowler to achieve the feat in T20 World Cup history, boosting early Group C momentum, while Jason Holder reached 100 men's T20I wickets.
  • With Scotland a late replacement in Group C after Bangladesh's refusal to tour, Scotland cricket team face Italy at Eden Gardens on Monday, February 9, 2026, while West Indies cricket team play England on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
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Cricket–Shepherd hat-trick fashions Windies win in T20 ...

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T20 WCup: West Indies beats Scotland. Pakistan wins against Netherlands, India survives U.S. scare

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd took four Scotland wickets in five balls, including a hat trick, and Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket win over the Netherlands on an eventful opening…

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ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Romario Shepherd Scalps Hat-Trick Against Scotland - Watch Video

Romario Shepherd produced a historic spell in Kolkata, taking a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul as West Indies defeated Scotland in ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Group C encounter.

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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup

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Romario Shepherd’s hat-trick sinks Scotland in T20 World Cup opener

Elsewhere Pakistan survived a score against the Netherlands and India defeated the USA

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Romario Shepherd Joins Lasith Malinga, Pat Cummins In Elite List After Historic T20 World Cup Hattrick

West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd made history during his side's ICC T20 World Cup 2026 campaign opener against Scotland, taking a stunning hat-trick.

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